Discover Your
Skill Level

What level am I ?

Here is a simple and generous guide to help you to identify where you fit in the fickle world of pickleball ratings. There is a wide interpretation of each of these numbers, but this will serve to help you determine roughly where you will have the most fun. Playing in your zone, or one above or below will provide you peak enjoyment while helping you to improve your game on the court.

Lessons are designed for:

✅ Graduates of beginner or intro-to-pickleball classes

✅ Players who feel stuck at a basic level and want to improve

✅ Recreational players ready to compete more confidently in open play

✅ Enthusiasts who have never tried but are curious to learn in a short time

Newbie 2.0

✅ If you are excited to try pickleball for the first time!

Beginner 2.5

✅ If you answer "Yes" to 5 or more of the following:

  • I know where to stand at the beginning of each point

  • I usually get my serves “in”

  • I usually let the return of serve bounce

  • I am getting the hang of keeping score

  • I can often keep the ball in play

  • I know what a dink shot is

Improving 3.0

✅ If you answer "Yes" to 5 or more of the following:

  • I have the basic rules down

  • I can get 60% of my serves & return of serves deep

  • I am working on getting my dinks shallower/lower

  • I am can hit quite a few dinks in a row

  • I can comfortable to hit backhand shots when I need to

  • I’m trying to add more power or softness to my game

Confident 3.5

✅ If you answer "Yes" to 5 or more of the following:

  • I know most of the rules (including net rules, net post issues, NVZ, etc.)

  • My serves & returns are almost always deep

  • I sometimes hit a 3rd shot drop shot

  • I try to be strategic about how and where I hit the ball

  • I have a wide variety of shots in my arsenal

  • I actively work with my partner to win the point

Advanced 4.0

✅ If you answer "Yes" to 5 or more of the following:

  • I can often anticipate my opponents’ shots

  • I finish the point when my opponent gives me an opening

  • I am consistent with drop shots and dink shots

  • I almost always play at the non-volley line

  • With a good partner I can cover almost any shot

  • I am patient & wait for the opening

Expert 4.5–5.0

✅ If you answer "Yes" to 5 or more of the following:

  • I can consistently convert a hard shot to a soft shot

  • I am almost always patient & wait for the opening

  • I rarely make unforced errors

  • I consistently use power & finesse to my advantage

  • I can easily sustain a rally of 40 or more shots

  • I have competed and/or won in tournaments at the 4.5 level or higher

If you would like to find where there are organized play times in the Comox Valley, please click on the link below.